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BAGUIO CITY – The entries found in K-12 textbooks wrongly depicting indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Cordillera served as the last straw on the long-standing problem of the peddling of culturally insensitive information on these IPs particularly the Igorots as the Regional Development Council (RDC) decided to confront the issue to stop the practice once and for all. Michael Umaming, […]
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MOUNTAIN PROVINCE– Local treasurers here called the attention of the Land Bank of the Philippines to address the continuing problem of cashless or offline Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in this province. Provincial Treasurer Cawed A. Gamonnac during the Regional Association of Local Treasurers and Assessors (REGATA) year end conference, relayed the plight of ATM card holders to the invited LBP […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY – The city government’s takeover of the Asin Hotspring Resort Complex in Asin, Nangalisan, Tuba, Benguet was a just and lawful act based on a court order. Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Wednesday said the move was based on the decision of the court sustaining the writ of execution for the ejectment of long-time occupant Roger Sinot from the […]
Read moreAlarm and scandal and oral defamation At about 11:00 PM of December 3, 2018, a case of alarm and scandal transpired and was reported to Tuba MPS at about 1:30 AM of December 4, 2018. The incident happened at Genesis Point, Subdivision, Tadiangan, Tuba, Benguet on complaint of Atty. Raul Calputora Laruan, 50 years old, married against Jeffrey Brian Bourne, […]
Read moreBontoc, Mountain Province – Health officials here reminded the public to practice safe sex. In observance of the annual World AIDS Day on December 1, Dr. Diga Kay D. Gomez, the Municipal Health Officer, solicited the involvement of all concerned government agencies and various stakeholders in the massive information education and communication (IEC) campaign on prevention and awareness to combat […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan reiterated his claim that the city government does not tolerate discrimination of any kind and that everybody should be treated equally no matter what their circumstances are in life. The Mayor made this assertion during the program of the Summer Capital’s celebration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Monday at the City […]
Read moreVictims of a triple whammy that took advantage of their plight, dialysis patients at the Baguio General Hospital are hoping people would reach out to them to give substance to the spirit of sharing this Christmas.. After being told nothing was left in a fun run announced for their benefit, the patients appealed for support to enable them to sustain […]
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BAGUIO CITY – Fernan Ballada, the City Hall employee who earned the moniker “resident handyman” found himself in the spotlight last Monday when he received a certificate of recognition for donating skills, time and effort anew to the city government. Ballada, now administrative aide IV at the City Assessor’s Office singlehandedly fashioned furniture for his office using his own time […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY December 06 – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan explained that the re-opening of the validation of the court-issued 211 titles in the city should be on a case to case basis and not through a blanket authority because of its expected serious negative impact to the status of lands in the different parts of the city. The local chief […]
Read moreBAGUIO CITY — Christmastime has officially begun in Baguio City. This summer capital has opened its annual “Christmas in Baguio” festivities with the lighting of the giant Christmas tree and turning on of Christmas lights and sounds at the People’s Park over the weekend. Colorful fireworks displays and a Christmas lantern parade around Saint Louis University also warmed up and […]
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